are you next?


Boom. First contribution to the Dome House project has been made.

Who’s next?


This is how community projects get built.

Little by little.

Brick by brick.

Dome on Dome.

Some of you reading this might still be confused about what this Japan Dome House project is all about…


If you want to travel to Japan soon (2023 - 2024) or just like supporting new ideas, then skip on over to the link below for more details.

The Dome awaits…

>>>Click here to support

Talk soon,

Brandon “are you next?“ Chin

P.S. The goal is $2000 USD. A small goal, yes, but crowdfunding is all about momentum. Let’s see how much of it we can build in the first 48 hours.

The campaign ends on 3/31. I’m confident we can blow past that goal by then.

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